Person requires treatment after fire in Perth

North Lanarkshire.Emergency services were called the scene on Merry Street, Motherwell, at around 6.25pm on Sunday.Local residents reported seeing thick, black plumes of smoke rising into the sky while flames took hold of the Spar shop.Hero firefighters have been battling the blaze with high-pressure hose reels but some homes in the area have lost water pressure as a result.Scottish Water said: “We’re aware that Scottish Fire and Rescue are in attendance at Merry Street in the ML1 Motherwell

raped a teenage girl before threatening to “ruin her” has been jailed for four years. William Hailes ignored the 16-year-old’s frantic pleas for him to stop during the horrendous attack at a house in Livingston, West Lothian, on November 8 last year.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Police in Lanarkshire are appealing for information following a wilful fire-raising in Blantyre.The incident happened between 12.35am and 1.50am on Saturday, July 11, in Blantyre Industrial Estate.Officers say that six HGV and heavy plant equipment vehicles were deliberately set on fire.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended and safely extinguished the blaze and there were no injuries.Detective Constable Paul

A huge search and rescue mission is currently underway at Loch Ness after two men fell into the water. Emergency services were called to the scene near Dores Bay at around 6.50pm Thursday.One of the men has since been rescued after falling from a boat but a search is ongoing to trace the other.

Nicola Sturgeon has paid tribute to Scots comedy legend Johnny Beattie after his death at the age of 93.

jail today.Aleem Azam, 49,  thought he was in contact with a teenage girl, but in fact he was snared by a police decoy.Azam claimed he wanted to have sex with her and boasted that 'everything still worked' in his body.He was eventually snared with 18 indecent images of children.Azam pleaded guilty to sending sexual communications to the decoy as well as having the indecent images.Azam, of the city's Shawlands, was put on a community payback order with three years supervision by Sheriff Andrew

TikTok video acting out mum catchphrases every Scot will know.Pamela Dorans, from Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire, has posted a series of comedy clips online to help lift the gloom of life under coronavirus lockdown.And in her latest side-splitting offering, the 28-year-old runs through mum Margaret’s full repertoire of classic sayings.Speaking to the Daily Record, Pamela said: “Through lockdown I’ve had all this time on my hands so I’ve been doing these TikTok videos.“I went to stay with my mum

hereShe filmed the view from their flat as the rain poured down and poked fun at the Manchester weather."I thought Scotland's weather was bad," she joked."Mate we have seen like four different seasons in the one day in Manchester.

cop who has died after a short battle with cancer leaving behind two young children.Inspector Chris Mutter served in Fife Division before his death last Monday - having only been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer on October 31.He was promoted to the post of inspector in November - while he was receiving treatment for his illness.A special ceremony took place where he was promoted by the chief constable.Devastated wife Maxine is now left behind with children Ethan, three, and one-year-old

Edinburgh woman claims she had ‘beer goggles sex’ on lockdown date with married man.Deborah, 34, from Musselburgh, revealed how she slept with the businessman after alcohol put her in the mood for passion as pub gardens reopen in Scotland.The casino croupier 'blamed lockdown' for her actions as she had not originally intended to sleep with her date, a businessman in his 40s.Deborah confessed: “This was definitely beer goggles sex and I am blaming it on lockdown."It had been a few weeks since I

Scots beauty spot have paid tribute to their “cheeky little devil”. Freya Skene passed away after getting into difficulty with her mum Brooke at Ossian’s Cave in Dunkeld, Perthshire, on Monday evening, July 6.

freak accident by Ossian's Cave in Dunkeld on Monday night.
 The youngster was raced to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but passed away a short time later.
Her devastated mum, Brooke Reid, 26, has now posted an emotional tribute on Facebook.
She told her friends in the public post:
 "As most of you are aware yesterday we had to say goodbye to our best friend, our life, our world, our everything."I stayed with Freya the whole night and most of today before she was taken away.
"Everyone tried their

here“Operations control mobilised four appliances, a height appliance and specialist resources.“Crews are working to extinguish a fire within the roof space of a building.“One casualty suffering from smoke inhalation has been handed to the care of the ambulance service. Firefighters remain at the scene.”It is understood that all the animals at the zoo have escaped injury in the fire.

Perth.Officers from Police Scotland swooped on Newhouse Road in the city shortly before 6pm on Saturday, July 4.The man, 29, was arrested for the alleged possession of a weapon, thought to be a sword.Emergency services responded to a “disturbance” at around 5.50pm.Witnesses of the incident said he was armed with the weapon.There were no injuries reported during the incident.At least three police vehicles responded to the report and the man was arrested near a roundabout on Newhouse Road.Police

rape victim in court stopped her reporting her own sex attacker to police. Amanda, 25, who has asked for her surname to be withheld, was one of 15 jury members who served on a rape trial earlier this year.